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Modern farming methods require the farmer to start with more cash than before. Why?

The working capital is more in case of modern farming because one needs to employ costly farming techniques and the costs of the modern fertilizers, other chemicals and seeds are also higher than the conventional equipments.


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2

The following table shows the production of wheat and pulses in India after the Green Revolution in units of million tones. Plot this on a graph. Was the Green Revolution equally successful for both the crops? Discuss.

Production of pulses and wheat














Year



Production of Pulses



Production of Wheat



1965-66


1970-71


1980-81


1990-91


2000-01


2010-11


2012-13


2013-14


2014-15



10


11


12


14


11


18


18


19


17



10


24


36


55


70


87


94


96


89


 3

What is the working capital required by the farmer using modern farming methods?

 1

In the picture 1.5 given below, can you shade the land cultivated by the small farmers?

 2

Why do so many families of farmers cultivate such small plots of land ?